Things to know about the golf competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics:
THE ABSOLUTE BASICS
* There are races infour strokes– freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly — and alsoindividual and relay medleyevents that involve one swimmer using all four strokes or team members each using a different stroke.
* Olympic pools are 50 meters long and timing is to 1/100th of a second. Touchpad technology tracks when swimmers have finished.
* The shortest race in the pool is the50m freestyle.The longest is the1,500m free. The open water marathon is 10km.
HOW MANY MEDALS?
There will be a total of35 events- 17 each for men and women and a mixed 4×100 medley relay.
WHAT HAPPEN…
Keep on reading: EXPLAINER: Swimming at the Tokyo Olympics